Gumbo

10 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 large chicken
  • 2 qt. water
  • 1 large onion
  • salt and pepper
  • thyme
  • 1 lb. okra
  • 1 can tomatoes
  • crabmeat (optional)
  • shrimp (optional)
  • sausage (optional)

Directions

  1. 1
    Boil 4 to 6 large chicken pieces until chicken falls off bones. Use the 2 quarts water to boil chicken in.
  2. 2
    Cut up onion and place in with chicken.
  3. 3
    Season with salt, pepper and 1 sprig of thyme. Add okra, cut in cubes.
  4. 4
    Add tomatoes.
  5. 5
    At this point you can add shrimp, crab or sausage or leave it with just the chicken.
  6. 6
    Boil slowly for 3 hours.
  7. 7
    To be eaten with rice.

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